SBS snags pre-sales on 'Passion'

Ben SaidMcAdams P PalmaSaid Ben Said's Paris-based production-sales outfit SBS Prods. has closed key pre-sales on John P Palma's thriller "Passion," starring Rachel McAdams and Noomi Rapace.Deals come as SBS advances towards production on "A Castle in Italia," directed by and starring Valeria Bruni Tedeschi ("Stars," "It's Simpler for just about any Camel"). SBS recently produced Roman Polanski's "Carnage."Ascot Elite has acquired theatrical and DVD/VOD rights for Germany and Europe Lumiere has already established Benelux while ARP will release "Passion" in France noisy . 2013, mentioned Ben Mentioned.An British-language remake of Alain Corneau's 2010 psychodrama "Love Crime," which Ben Mentioned also produced, of a fight for the dying from the top corporate professional and her protege, "Passion" just added German actress Karoline Herfurth ("The Visitors") for the cast. Herfurth plays the assistant to Rapace's deputy, McAdams in charge.Piece of software is actually P Palma, that has a lot more dialogue by novelist Natalie Carter.Co-produced by Alfred Huermer's Integral Film in Germany, "Passion" begins lensing in Berlin on March 5 for ten days.SBS is splitting worldwide sales with Wild Bunch, with Ben Mentioned selling key areas for instance U.S., The nation and Italia.SBS' "A Castle around the horizonInch is co-put together by Noemie Lvovsky and Agnes p Sacy, who written the SBS-produced "Cherchez Hortense," with Kristin Scott Thomas.Of semi-autobiographical inspiration, Ben Mentioned mentioned, dramedy "Castle" triggers a wealthy family expected to sell their castle in Italia. Pic stars Louis Garrel ("That Summer season") and Filippo Timi ("The American").ARP will release in France. "Castle" switches into production Feb. 27. Ben Mentioned will introduce it to customers at Berlin. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com